Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit স্ফুলিঙ্গ (sphuliṅga, spark) + ৱৃত্ত (vṛtta).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ফিৰিঙটি (phiriṅoti) (classifier -টো)

  1. spark
    ফিৰিঙটিৰ পৰা খাণ্ডৱ দাহ
    phiriṅotir pora khandow dah.
    A spark of fire burns the whole Khandava forest.

Declension

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Declension of ফিৰিঙটি
nominative ফিৰিঙটি / ফিৰিঙটিয়ে
phiriṅoti / phiriṅotie
genitive ফিৰিঙটিৰ
phiriṅotir
nominative ফিৰিঙটি / ফিৰিঙটিয়ে
phiriṅoti / phiriṅotie
accusative ফিৰিঙটি / ফিৰিঙটিক
phiriṅoti / phiriṅotik
dative ফিৰিঙটিলৈ
phiriṅotiloi
terminative ফিৰিঙটিলৈকে
phiriṅotiloike
instrumental ফিৰিঙটিয়ে / ফিৰিঙটিৰে
phiriṅotie / phiriṅotire
genitive ফিৰিঙটিৰ
phiriṅotir
locative ফিৰিঙটিত
phiriṅotit
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.
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